
	Where results make sense

Topic: Syrian Christians

Related Topics

Saint Thomas Christians

Knanya Christians

Cochin Jews

Christianity

Malankara Orthodox Church

Cranganore

Indian Orthodox Church

Jew

Syrian Orthodox Church

Acts of Thomas

Kerala

Aramaic language

South India

White Paper of 1939

Kottayam

In the News (Wed 16 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Syrian Christians : Indiaprofile.com
		Syrian Christian is an umbrella term for any Christian living in Kerala” was the first piece of information I got as I set out to gather information for this article.
		The Syrian Christian tradition is that St. Thomas, one of the original apostles of Christ, came to India in 52 A.D. He was known as Doubting Thomas because legend has it that he could not believe his eyes when he saw the risen Christ and touched one of Christ’s wounds.
		During royal feasts, the Christians could expect to be served on a double layer of banana leaf as another mark of honour, and even today some of them observe this by tucking in the ends of their banana leaf.
	www.indiaprofile.com /lifestyle/syrianchristians.htm (1745 words)

	rediff.com: Syrian Christians may face 'Parsi syndrome': study
		The study, entitled 'The Syrian Christians of Kerala: Demographic and socio-economic transition in the twentieth century', says the Syrian Christians, who constitute nearly half of the state's six million Christian population, are heading towards a zero or even negative population growth regime.
		Besides the absence of conversions, the other major factors attributed to the decline in population growth among Syrian Christians is a steep decline in natural increase on account of relatively higher acceptance of family planning methods and higher out-migration.
		Syrian Christians constituted 75 per cent of all Christians in the state at the beginning of the twentieth century.
	www.rediff.com /news/2002/oct/22ker.htm (625 words)

	Kerala Nasrani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Nasrani Qurbana used to be sung in the Suryani (Syrian) and Aramaic languages.
		Note that the Christian cross was not adopted as a symbol by Mediterranean Christianity until several centuries have passed.
		Archbishop Menezes of Goa, convened the Synod of Diamper in 1599, in Kerala.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nasrani (1555 words)

	Syrian Orthodox Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch is held to be the first church of the Christianity established by the Apostle St.
		The head of this Syrian Orthodox Church is the Patriarch H.H. Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, who resides in Damascus, the capital of the Arameans.
		Both it and the chalcedonian Antiochian Orthodox Church claim to be the sole legitimate church of Antioch and successor of the Apostle St. Peter.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/syrian_orthodox_church (241 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Middle East \| Syrian Christians have faith in Muslim world
		The Middle East might be the birthplace of Christianity, but the number of Christians in the region is dwindling rapidly.
		Christians - mostly Greek Orthodox - make up 10% of the population and have a tacit alliance with another minority, the Alawites, who have ruled the country since the late Hafez al-Assad took power in 1970.
		That reminded Christians that their position was still a precarious one despite the general harmony that has returned today.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/2604573.stm (690 words)

	Hindutva Series : Hindu History - Christianity : Hindu Customs in the Christian Community in India
		In talking of Christianity one generally loses sight of the fact that it was born in Asia and thus to begin with it is an oriental religion.
		Christians still privately continue to refer to themselves by their caste affiliations like Prabhoos, Bamons, Kolis, Bhandaris, etc. and caste considerations are rarely absent during matchmaking especially among Christians in rural areas.
		Christian clergymen are thus unhappy about attempts to define the "Indian view of religion", as the belief that all religions are equally true.
	www.hindutva.org /christianity.html (4328 words)

	St. Thomas Christians and other ancient Christian sects; evolution of Kerala religious history: a historical ...
		These St. Thomas Christians followed the Aramaic language in their liturgy and were under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Oriental Patriarch of Celusia-Ctesiphon of Persia (Babylon) up until the arrival of the Portuguese in the fifteenth century.
		The enraged Syrian Christians believing the rumors were true, assembled in thousands in front of the ancient cross (koonan kurisu) at Mattancherry and took a solemn pledge with oath that they would never again obey the Latin Archbishop or the Jesuits.
		The Christians of Kerala today are divided into several branches: (1) the Latin Catholic Church, (2) the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, (3) the Jacobite Syrian Church, (4) the Nestorian Church, (5) the Anglican Church which is now part of the Church of South India, (6) the Marthoma Syrian Church, (7) the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.
	www.shelterbelt.com /KJ/khchristians.html (985 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Thomas Christians
		These Christians have no written records of the incidents of their social life from the time of their conversion down to the arrival of the Portuguese on the coast, just as India had no history until the arrival of the Mohammedans.
		He is said to have collected seventy-two Christian families (this is the traditional number always mentioned) and to have installed them in as many separate houses erected for them; attach to each dwelling was a sufficient piece of land for vegetable cultivation for the support of the family as is the custom of the country.
		The Syrians refused to acknowledge the new archbishop and sent a petition to Rome that they preferred to remain under the Carmelites, who had seventy-one churches in complete submission and eighteen in partial union (i.e., the parish was divided and part had submitted to Rome), while only twenty-eight churches remained altogether separate.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14678a.htm (9731 words)

	The Christians, and Syrian prerogatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Those unhappy persons whom their close of the Christian apologists were probably more indebted though with an opportunity of his example.
		It was scarcely considered as the Christians of their compared with branches of abyss of the common reputation.
		In a joyful Christianity was polluted them to appoint a civil institution.
	www.brank.org /gibbon/eden/thirty/short/multiplied (1105 words)

	The Daily Star - Opinion Articles - Arab Christians between thoughts of subjugation and freedom
		Christians in growing numbers are daily fleeing the chaos in Iraq, where their churches have been bombed and their livelihoods threatened by Islamist militants leading the armed insurgency against U.S. and coalition forces.
		On the other side stand the Christians of Lebanon, numerically a minority, but with a unique historical experience of freedom that was defended and preserved over the centuries at a high cost in terms of blood and treasure.
		In Syria, where Christians have lived as dhimmis for centuries, even the slightest improvement in their overall situation, as happened under the late President Hafez al-Assad, was hailed as a tremendous achievement and a great leap forward by the community, which has offered its complete allegiance to the present regime.
	dailystar.com.lb /article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=10960 (899 words)

	St Marys Orthodox Syrian Cathedral
		A major section of the body of St Thomas Christians, which has maintained its independent nature, constitutes the Orthodox Church under the Catholicate of the East, with its headquarters at Devalokam, Kottayam, Kerala.
		However in 1653, the St Thomas Christians Revolted and took a collective oath at the Coonen Cross to preserve the faith and autonomy of their church, and to elect its head.
		The Syrian Church also provided assistance in establishing systematic education for its clergy, instructing the clergy in the proper celebration of liturgical services and teaching the people the faith.
	www.mymalankara.com /malankara.htm (994 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: West Syrian Rite
		The rite used by the Jacobite sect in Syria and by the Catholic Syrians is in its origin simply the old rite of Antioch in the Syriac language.
		No doubt as soon as Christian communities arose in the country parts of Syria the prayers which in the cities (Antioch, Jerusalem, etc.) were said in Greek, were, as a matter of course, translated into the peasants' language (Syriac) for their use.
		The Maronite Rite is merely a Romanized adaptation of that of the West Syrians.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14417a.htm (1691 words)

	Surviving centuries of hiding - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Syrian version of the Bible differs from the RC version and is considered to be the original Bible, as it was brought to India before AD 325, the year when the Christian Council at Nice, decided to codify the Bible according to the RC version.
		At this Synod, which lasted for a week, all Syrian Aramaic manuscripts, which did not agree with the Roman Catholic version of the bible were burned together with other documents, that would have sustained the Syrian Christians in their beliefs.
		Christian theologists found to their pleasant surprise that this Syrian version was free of many of the ‘later insertions’ that are prevalent in the modern Bible, and thus it proved to be a valuable reference volume.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/apr112004/ac7.asp (1245 words)

	Forgotten Christians
		Lebanese and Syrian Christians were essential in the conception of Arab nationalism as a general school of anti-colonial thought following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 20th century.
		Christian Zionists in the U.S. are currently organized in an alliance with the pro-Israel lobby and the neoconservative elements of the Republican Party, enabling them to put significant pressure on both the president and members of Congress.
		Christians find themselves under the hammer of the Israeli occupation to no less an extent than Muslims, yet America—supposedly a Christian country—stands idly by because its most politically influential Christians have decided that Palestinian Christians are acceptable collateral damage in their apocalyptic quest.
	www.amconmag.com /2004_05_24/article.html (1707 words)

	Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		also called Syrian Orthodox Church, or Syrian Jacobite Church, body of Syrian Christians who are Monophysites, acknowledging only one nature in Christ; it is administered by the Syrian patriarch of Antioch.
		The churches of Eastern Christianity that separated from the patriarchal see of Constantinople over a period of several centuries, but primarily during the 5th and 6th centuries, developed bodies of canon law that reflected their isolated and—after the Arab conquests in the 7th century—secondary social position.
		The churches in Western Europe, under the authority of the pope at Rome, separated from the churches in the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) Empire, under the authority of the patriarch (bishop) of Constantinople.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9070778 (809 words)

	Iraqi Christians wary of Islamists \| csmonitor.com
		BAGHDAD, IRAQ – Iraqi Christians, feeling vulnerable in the wave of lawlessness that has swept this city, celebrated Easter Sunday with a special sense of joy and gratitude that the war, and the looting that followed the fighting, are over.
		Christians here say they enjoyed as many rights and freedoms as any other Iraqi under Saddam Hussein, who made one of their number, Tariq Aziz, an influential deputy prime minister.
		Christian leaders say they are anxious to talk to their Muslim counterparts, to establish a dialogue that could help ensure their future.
	www.csmonitor.com /2003/0421/p06s01-wome.html (1017 words)

	Kottayam - The Rome of the East
		Sandwiched between serene palm-fringed backwaters on the west and the wild Western Ghats to the east, Kottayam is an important centre of the Syrian Christian community in Kerala.
		Aptly christened the Rome of the East, this Syrian stronghold is renowned for its churches and houses built in the colonial style.
		Kuriakose Elias of Chavara (1805–1871), one of the saintly figures of the Syrian Catholic Church of Kerala, are preserved in the monastery.
	www.infobase.co.in /substancefactory/samples/travel/kottayam.htm (2798 words)

	Syrian Christianity in Kerala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In fact, Hindus embraced Christians as equals and gave them “a place of honor in the economic and social life of the state” (Menon 182).
		Furthermore, Kerala Christians “were not slow to realize that if they desired to occupy an important place in society, they had necessarily to conform to the pattern and practices governing a
		The Syrian Christian legacy of social distinction in Kerala and respect for the traditions of Hindus is consistent with the behavior of the
	www.georgetown.edu /users/ama44/syrian%20christianity.htm (512 words)

	TURKEY’S ANCIENT CHURCH FACING DESTRUCTION
		The Syrian Orthodox church, which has around 15 000 members, is not allowed to have schools of their own and are not permitted to teach in their own language.
		Syrian Christians have also been served official notice to stop religious education in the Syriac language in their ancient monasteries in south east Turkey.
		That all Christian denominations in Turkey will be allowed to have theological schools and seminaries for the training of their clergy.
	www.jubileecampaign.co.uk /world/tur2.htm (1833 words)

	Lebanese Christians protest Syrian occupation
		The death of Syrian ruler Hafez Assad on June 10 further encouraged Lebanese Christians to demand that Bashar Assad, the heir of the late dictator, start withdrawing troops.
		The Christian newspaper An-Nahar broke the taboo on the subject by calling Syria to recognize the sovereignty of Lebanon.
		Since then, Christian students have chosen a new form of protest: they sell Lebanese-grown fruit on street corners with banners over the stalls demanding, "Buy Lebanese." The action highlights the plight of farmers who complain of unfair competition resulting from an illegal flood of Syrian workers and goods into the Lebanese market.
	www.worthynews.com /news-features/newsroom-lebanon.html (911 words)

	Christianity
		Christianity was established in Kerala earlier than almost anywhere in the world.
		So he actually preached the Christian gospel first amongst the Jews and then converted 12 Brahmin Families from whom the Syrian Christians trace their genealogy.
		The majority of Christians are God fearing folks aiming to follow the religious rules.
	www.amartya.de /christ.htm (707 words)

	MURRE-VAN DEN BERG: Symposium Report--East Syrian Christians in the Ottoman Empire
		The history, language, and literature of the East Syrian Christians in the Ottoman Empire constituted the subject of this Symposium.
		As this period of East Syrian history is relatively unknown, it was deemed important to bring together various scholars whose research touches on the field of study under discussion.
		Four interrelated themes were dealt with at the symposium: (i) Neo Aramaic literature and language; (ii) Classical Syriac literature in the 17th and 18th centuries; (iii) the transmission and reception of earlier Classical Syriac literature; (iv) broader historical context, including the growing influence of Roman Catholicism in the region.
	syrcom.cua.edu /Hugoye/Vol1No1/SymESyrOttoman.html (200 words)

	Kottayam Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Kottayam is an ancient Syrian Christian centre in the State of Kerala where the Church have a number of parishes and institutions.
		The tenth century Syrian Jacobite church at Manarcad, which is one of the prominent Christian pilgrimage centre in the state, is situated 9 km east of Kottayam town.
		The first Christian church (St.Mary's Valiya Pally) in the region was established at Thazathagady by the Knanaya Syrian Jacobite Christians in AD 1555.
	syriacchristianity.org /chu/KottayamCathedral.htm (1493 words)

	Syriac Orthodox Church - A Brief Overview
		Firstly, it presents a form of Christianity, which is Semitic in nature, with a culture not far from the one Christ himself experienced.
		When we speak of Syriac Christianity, we refer to Christians whose native tongue was Syriac and those who employed Syriac as their liturgical language.
		According to tradition, Christianity in India was established by St. Thomas who arrived in Malankara (Kerala) from Edessa in A.D. The close ties between the Church in Malankara and the Near East go back to at least the fourth century when a certain Joseph of Edessa traveled to India and met Christians there.
	sor.cua.edu /Intro/index.html (3064 words)

	Syrian Christians getting visit from Pope
		Christians in Syria and throughout the Middle East are intensely aware of their minority status.
		The Baath's founders included Christians who believed their place would be secure in a Middle East defined by Arab heritage, not Islam.
		Mahat Farah el-Khoury, the Syrian representative of the Middle East Council of Churches, notes she is an Arab first and a Christian second.
	unsolvedmysteries.com /usm117791.html (881 words)

	Aoun emerges as force in Lebanon politics - World - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Syrian withdrawal this spring allowed Gen. Aoun to return from exile, but he failed to join the main opposition coalition.
		Instead, he formed an improbable alliance with some pro-Syrian Christians while claiming that the move did not reflect a change in his stance on Syria.
		Jumblatt insisted that the retired general was a Syrian stooge.
	www.washtimes.com /world/20050613-093844-1696r.htm (464 words)

	indymedia beirut \| Lebanese Christians Protest Syrian Occupation \| 06.05.2003 11:51
		Maronite Christians are openly challenging Syria's presence in Lebanon in protests that are unprecedented since their Arab neighbor crushed the Lebanese Forces Christian militia at the end of Lebanon's civil war in 1989.
		All the CHRISTIAN MARONITES went to streets-including president Lahood- went to streets against "SYRIA"(that is all Syria including the Syrian political prisoners who called for the Syrian Regime withdraw from Lebanon)all went into streets by ONE VOICE:SYRIA OUT.
		Particulary some Arab Muslim and Christian ideaology tellers ahould have also Sectarianism 101-could be given by the French and British diplomats- and the cource: How to make the poor feels like the rich while still poor-could be given by the World Bank experts.
	beirut.indymedia.org /fr/2003/05/76.shtml (1235 words)

	Christianity in India
		Christianity arrived in India almost about the same period as it arrived in Europe, meaning about 2000 years ago.
		The first Christians were Jews and in the beginning Christianity was seen as a Jewish cult.
		The major centers of Christianity in India are Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Manipur and Mizoram.
	adaniel.tripod.com /Christianity.htm (582 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)